Hair-crimper



(No Model.) v I M. PISGHHABER.

, HAIR GRIMPER. No. 592,049. Patented Oct. 19,1897.

.in the following specification and accompany- STATES HAlR-rCRlMPER.

- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 592,049, dated October 19, 1897.

Application filed June 21, 1897- To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, MANFRED FISCHHABER, a subject of the Emperor of Germany residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hair Orimpers and Curlers, which improvement is fully set forth ing drawings. I

My invention consists of an improved construction of hair crimper and curler, the novel features of which willbe hereinafter fully set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a hair crimper and curler embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a face view thereof, showing the manner of applying and securing the hair.

' Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates an open-ended loop substantially of the form of aflat hair-pin heretofore madeof hard rubber or similar material.

B B G O designate jaws which are formed by splitting or dividing the legs of the loop in longitudinal direction thereof, said jaws being elastic in their nature, so that they may be opened and closed and when in normal position they may press toward each other.

. The operation is as follows: When it is desired to curl the hair, it is introduced into the loop at the bend thereof, and wound around the outside of the legs. The end of the hair is then introduced between either of the jaws $erial No. 641,597. (No model.)

B C, and thus retained in position on the loop, the hair remaining on the latter as long as desired. When the hair is to be crimped, after it is introduced into the loop it is plaited over the limbs and its ends secured in either of said jaws as in the previous case. It will be noticed that one member of each jaw is shorter than the other, and the short jaws are alternately on opposite sides of the legs of the loop, by which provision the hair may be inserted under or over the long jaws accordingly as the hair may terminate, and thus the hair may be bent over and under the respective jaws to almost its extreme length. Again, as one jaw is shorter than the other, the longer jaws provide exposed surfaces D, on which the hair may be placed in order to be guided to the shorter jaws and then enter between the members of each jaw.

. Having thus described my invention, what I claim asnew, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is-'- l." Ahaircrimper comprising an open-ended loop having its leg members divided longitudinally to form jaws, the jaws of each leg member being of unequal length.

2. A hair-crimper comprising an open-ended loop having its leg members divided longitudinally to form jaws, said jaws being'of unequal length and alternately arranged on the respective leg members.

MANFRED FISCHHABER.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, WM. 0. WIEDERSHEIM. 

